all - Opinion Summaries

Albrecht v. Treon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a coroner and others claiming that they were denied due process of law when defendant-coroner...

Spencer v. World Vision, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by employees of a religious organization, summary judgment for...

Bauer v. Shepard

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary
In plaintiffs' challenge to certain provisions of the Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct, claiming that they refrain from speaking about controversial...

Hussein v. City of Perrysburg

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In homeowners' suit against a city, a city inspector and other individuals in their official and personal capacities, claiming that defendants...

Moore v. Superior Court

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A court of appeals reversal of trial court's denial of defendant's motion to stay the proceedings to extend his commitment as an SVP to determine his...

US v. Smith

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, money laundering, concealment of information from the Social Security Administration,...

Qualified Patients Ass'n v. City of Anaheim

Government Law, Health Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiffs' action against the City of Anaheim, seeking a declaratory judgment that state's medical marijuana laws preempted the city's ordinance...

McCauley v. Univ. of the Virgin Islands

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a university, its president and two other individuals arising from the university's decision...

American Atheists, Inc. v. Duncan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an Establishment Clause Challenge to the decision of the Utah Highway Patrol Association, with the permission of Utah state authorities, to erect a...

Lundstrom v. Romero

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil rights action claiming a prolonged detention of plaintiffs, summary judgment for defendant-officers is reversed in part where plaintiffs...